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Due diligence
5 The guidance advises on the levels of due
diligence that you may be required to follow. When
selecting a training provider you should check:
the qualifications expected of trainers and
Options
External training providers
9 Training providers have to show an employer that
they are competent to deliver first-aid training and
have the relevant quality assurance systems in place.
First-aid training is available from a wide range of
providers who choose to:
offer regulated qualifications; or
operate under voluntary accreditation schemes
scheme.
assessors;
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In-house training
13 Should an employer decide to provide first-aid
training in-house they will need to make sure that the
first-aid training is fit for purpose by ensuring:
the content of any first-aid training is appropriate
To help you comply with the law, and for the reasons
set out in paragraph 13, you may find it beneficial to
maintain good records.
1 Ofqual is the regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. SQA (the Scottish Qualifications Authority) and the
Welsh Government carry out similar functions in Scotland and Wales.
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YES NO NOTES
Trainers/assessors
Do the trainers/assessors have a current FAW certificate or qualify for
an exemption?
Do the trainers/assessors have an appropriate training/assessing
qualification?
Quality assurance
Is there a documented quality assurance plan designating an individual
to take responsibility for quality assurance, including assessment of
the performance of trainers/assessors at least annually?
Does the designated person have a current FAW certificate or qualify
for an exemption?
Does the designated person have an assessing/verifying qualification?
Is there a documented course evaluation procedure?
Is there a documented complaints procedure?
Training syllabus
Does the course content adequately meet the needs of your
workplace as indicated by your first-aid needs assessment?
For FAW, does the syllabus include the topics listed in Appendix 1 and
does the course include at least 18 training and assessment contact
hours, over three days?
For FAW requalification, does the syllabus include the topics listed
in Appendix 1 and does the course last at least 12 training and
assessment contact hours, over two days?
For EFAW, does the syllabus include the topics listed in Appendix 2
and does the course last at least six training and assessment contact
hours, over one day?
For EFAW requalification, does the syllabus include the topics
listed in Appendix 2 and does the course last at least six training and
assessment contact hours, over one day?
Certificates
Do the certificates issued to students assessed as competent contain
the name of the training organisation, the title of the qualification
(eg FAW or EFAW), reference to the Health and Safety (First-Aid)
Regulations 1981, the date of issue and confirmation the certificate is
valid for three years?
(If training is neither FAW nor EFAW the certificate should also list the
learning outcomes of the syllabus on which candidates have been
assessed.)
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Train
Assess
CTLLS/DTLLS
Learning and Development Unit 9D Assess workplace competence using direct and indirect
methods
Learning and Development Unit 9D1 Assess workplace competence using direct and indirect
methods
PTLLS
QCF Qualifications based on the Learning and Development NOS for assessors
* From 1 October 2015 this qualification will no longer be considered valid for the purposes of demonstrating competence to train or
assess first aid.
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Table 2; and
Qualification
D34 Internally verify the assessment process
D35 Externally verify the assessment process
V1 Conduct internal quality assurance of the assessment
process
V2 Conduct external quality assurance of the assessment
process
Level 4 Award in the internal quality assurance of
assessment processes and practice
Level 4 Award in the external quality assurance of
assessment processes and practice
Level 4 Certificate in leading the internal quality assurance
of assessment processes and practice
Level 4 Certificate in leading the external quality assurance
of assessment processes and practice
3; or
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accordance with:
current guidelines published by the Resuscitation
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reference to:
the importance of preventing cross-infection;
the need for recording incidents and actions;
use of available equipment;
assess the situation and circumstances in order
to act safely, promptly and effectively in an
emergency;
administer first aid to a casualty who is
unconscious (including seizure);
administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
administer first aid to a casualty who is choking;
administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded
and bleeding;
administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering
from shock;
provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries
(including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor
burns and scalds, small splinters).
References
1 First aid at work: The Health and Safety (First-Aid)
Regulations 1981. Guidance on Regulations L74 (Third
edition) HSE Books 2013 ISBN 978 0 7176 6560 0
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/L74.htm
Further reading
First aid at work: Your questions answered Leaflet
INDG214(rev1) HSE Books 2009
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg214.htm
Basic advice on first aid at work Leaflet INDG347(rev2)
HSE Books 2011 www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg347.htm
HSEs first aid at work website:
www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid
Further information
For information about health and safety, or to report
inconsistencies or inaccuracies in this guidance, visit
www.hse.gov.uk/. You can view HSE guidance online
and order priced publications from the website. HSE
priced publications are also available from bookshops.
This guidance is issued by the Health and Safety
Executive. Following the guidance is not compulsory,
unless specifically stated, and you are free to take
other action. But if you do follow the guidance you
will normally be doing enough to comply with the
law. Health and safety inspectors seek to secure
compliance with the law and may refer to this
guidance.
This leaflet is available at:
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/geis3.htm.
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